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Can anyone help to solve the puzzle concerning my great grandfather, Thomas John King? I have no idea when or where he was born. However his “wife”, Mary Elizabeth Forrester was born on 23rd December 1876 in Polesworth, Warwickshire. Thomas and Mary did not actually marry, I cannot find a relevant marriage entry in the St. Catherine’s indexes. Therefore, in the absence of a marriage certificate, I am unable to establish information such as Thomas’ age, occupation, address or the name of his father. Thomas and Mary had just one child, Margaret Lewella King, who was born on 5th February 1910 in Grendon, Warwickshire. The birth certificate names Thomas John King as the father, and he is described as a Farm Labourer. The family subsequently moved to Mancetter, Warwickshire, and Margaret attended Mancetter C.E. School, commencing on 31st May 1915. The school register names Thomas John King as the parent/guardian, implying that he was still alive at the time. However, nothing else is known about Thomas, and when Margaret married on 7th February 1931, her father is named as Thomas John King deceased. Therefore Thomas clearly died at some point between 1915 and 1931, but no local burial register includes the name of Thomas (John) King from this period. There is the possibility that Thomas served during the first world war and was a casualty, however his name is not commemorated on any local roll of honour. The publication “Soldiers Died in The Great War” includes two Thomas John Kings. One of which came from Leicester, and after further research (and payment), it emerged that this soldier was just 18 years of age when he died in 1918, giving him a date of birth as c1900, far too young to be the father of Margaret. The second listed Thomas John King came from Cornwall which is considered unlikely as this is quite distant from the north Warwickshire area. This possibility admittedly should be explored, but this would require a further payment, which may bring a negative result. Also, nothing is known about Thomas John King in the family, in fact my mother didn’t even know of his first names until I obtained a copy of my grandmothers’ birth certificate naming him as the father. Thomas John King is not an uncommon name, and his name could be recorded as Thomas John King, Thomas King or even Tom King. A search of the 1901 census online website for the name Thomas King born during the 1870s brings 290 results, so many to consider, and so difficult to eliminate most. A search of the St. Catherine’s indexes for a possible death between 1915 and 1931 also produces a high number of results. Can you help?